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Understanding Breastfeeding Practices in Tennessee: Goals, Duration, and Reasons for Discontinuation
Amir Alakaam, Chia-Lin Chang, and Hannah Jeffery
Stigmatization and Healthcare Inequity Perceived by Individuals Served by Homeless Shelters in an Appalachian City
Molly Powney, James M. Mears, Reagan Sharp, and Lisa Calderwood
Evidence-Based Best Practices for Diabetes Education and Self-Care in Appalachia: A Literature Review
Angela J. Occidental, Inga M. Zadvinskis, and Jacqueline Hoying
Heartache in the Heartland: Unraveling the Social Roots of Deaths of Despair in Kentucky
Lyndsey K. Blair, Madeline M. Tomlinson, Michele Abee-Biskis, Jessica Hume, and Gabri Warren
Identifying Barriers and Place-Based Solutions to Physical Activity for Older Adults in East Tennessee
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Community-level Factors and their Associations with Changing Opioid Overdose Fatality Rates in Kentucky, 2019–2021
Shawn R. Nigam, Philip M. Westgate, Svetla Slavova, Rachel Vickers-Smith, and Katherine L. Thompson
Intensive Telemedicine Transitions of Care Clinic: A Prospective Feasibility Study of a Novel Ambulatory Model Serving Appalachian Patients
Jessica Thayer, Brett Miller, Marcelino Mederos Liriano, Kathryn Hoffman, Gina Baugh, and Jenna Sizemore
Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care (PCTIC): A Training Needs Assessment for Home and Community-Based Services in West Virginia
Ranjita Misra, A. Brianna Sheppard, Natalie Wilson, Megan C. Govindan, Matthew Myers, Amanda Acord-Vira, Steven Wheeler, Heather Henderson, Christena Ross, Laura Cooper, and Rachel A. Goff
Addressing the Root Causes of Population Health in Central Appalachian Virginia
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The Social Determinants of Health and the Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy: Implications for Appalachia
Steven H. Woolf, Heidi Schoomaker, Latoya Hill, and Christine M. Orndahl
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